Space Weather Forecasting Advances Prepare for Solar Maximum Events
Large aurora created by a CME in 1989 (Credits: NASA). A new sunspot identification method has drastically improved scientists’ ability to... Read more →
Infographic: 2013 Solar Storms Pose Threat to Earth Assets
The Sun's activity level - including solar storms, coronal mass ejections, and solar flares - is expected to hit a cyclical peak in 2013. These... Read more →
Legendary Russian Rocket Designer Deceased at 99
Boris Chertok, a Russian rocket engineer who played a pivotal role in designing navigation and control systems for the Soviet space program,... Read more →
NASA Simulating Asteroid Mission in Arizona
Source: NASA For three days this week, a small part of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston will simulate a human mission to an... Read more →
NASA Developing Harpoon for Comet Sampling
Perfoming a rendezvous and landing operation on a comet is a risky task due to comets' rotational rates, rugged surface, and low gravity. NASA is... Read more →
Meteorites Striking Earth? There’s an App for That
A screenshot capture from the Meteor Counter app. (Credits: iTunes). The Meteor Counter, a new iPhone app, allows skywatchers everywhere to help... Read more →